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Scarlett Johansson, Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift Are Top 3 Celebrity Names Exploited for Online Scams: Cybersecurity Giant McAfee

Cybersecurity giant McAfee says thieves are increasingly using the names of popular US celebrities to lure consumers to online scams.…

October 16, 2024

Billion-Dollar Bank Refuses To Reimburse Customer After $10,000 Stolen From Account – Until the Media Gets Involved: Report

America’s 20th-largest bank by total assets is accused of refusing to reimburse a customer who lost money to a scammer…

October 16, 2024

US Government Launches Manhunt for Man Accused of Running $150,000,000 Crypto Scam: Report

US authorities have reportedly launched a manhunt investigation to capture a German man charged with operating a $150 million crypto…

October 15, 2024

Bad Actors Selling Deepfake Tool To Bypass Crypto Exchange Security Protocols, According to Cybersecurity Firm

A network security firm is warning that criminals have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that targets crypto exchange platforms.…

October 13, 2024

Thousands Drained From Elderly Man’s Bank Account in Sophisticated ‘Hi Dad’ Email Scheme As Lender Remains Silent: Report

An elderly parent is reportedly devastated after scammers contacted him via email masquerading as his own daughter. Françoise Schorosch says…

October 12, 2024

Three US Banks Reveal Data Breaches, Exposing Hundreds of Customers’ Personal and Account Information

Three US banks are warning customers that their sensitive personally identifiable information has been exposed. In a filing with the…

October 12, 2024

Wells Fargo, Bank of America Customers Lose Thousands of Dollars To Bank Impostor Scams – How One Victim Got Her Money Back

A pair of bank customers, one at Wells Fargo and the other at Bank of America, say they've been hit…

October 12, 2024

US Bank Customers Deposit Fake $100 Bills As Police Issue Warning on Counterfeit Cash: Report

Police in a major US city are looking for suspects as reports of people receiving fake $100 bills spread across…

October 12, 2024

10th-Largest US Bank Paying $3,100,000,000 Fine in Historic Admission of Guilt After Criminals ‘Dump Piles of Cash’ on Banks’ Counters

The 10th-largest bank in the US is preparing to pay a $3.1 billion fine after becoming the first in American…

October 10, 2024

77,099 Americans Exposed As Financial Giant Leaks Private Customer Information, Discloses Data Breach

A US financial giant says thousands of customers have had their personal information exposed in a mysterious data breach. A…

October 10, 2024